<div dir="ltr">Thanks! <div>Both methods are great to know. </div><div>I have another way dealing with vcvarsall.bat is that running buildbot-worker in the same command prompt after running vcvarsall.bat. </div><div>But again still not answering the question of sharing state between steps.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 3:14 PM Hugh Sorby <<a href="mailto:h.sorby@auckland.ac.nz">h.sorby@auckland.ac.nz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">




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<p>I set the worker properties with the following:<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>

<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876Apple-converted-space">        </span>self._properties[</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'env'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">] = {</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'APPVER'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'6.1'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'CL'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'/AI C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'CommandPromptType'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'Native'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'Configuration'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'Release'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'CURRENT_CPU'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'x64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'FrameworkVersion'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'INCLUDE'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: [</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft
 Visual Studio 10.0</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VC</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">INCLUDE'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">INCLUDE'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">INCLUDE</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">gl'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">],</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'LIB'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: [</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft
 Visual Studio 10.0</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VC</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Lib</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">amd64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Lib</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">X64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">],</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'LIBPATH'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: [</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v3.5'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v3.5'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x80</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VC</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Lib</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">amd64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">],</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'PATH'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: [</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v4.0.30319'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v3.5'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft.NET</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Framework</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v3.5'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">ommon7</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">IDE'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Common7</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Tools'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VC</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Bin</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">amd64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files (x86)</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VC</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Bin</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">VCPacoft
 SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Bin</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">NETFX 4.0 Tools</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">x64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Bin</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">x64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Bin'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">python27'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">python27</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Scripts'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">python34'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">python34</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Scripts'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">cygwin64</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">bin'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'${PATH}'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">],</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'PlatformToolset'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'Windows7.1SDK'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'sdkdir'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'TARGET_CPU'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'x64'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'TARGET_PLATFORM'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'WIN7'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">, </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'ToolsVersion'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'4.0'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">                                   </span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'WindowsSDKDir'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">:
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'C:</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Program Files</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Microsoft SDKs</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">Windows</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">v7.1</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s3">\\</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">,
</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'WindowsSDKVersionOverride'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">: </span>
<span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s2">'v7.1'</span><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">}</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1"><br>
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<p class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876p1"><span class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876s1">It is a bit of a pain getting it done initially but then the environment is well controlled under the execution of the factory build steps.  I have found this to be the best way for me.  It is much better than trying to run vcvarsall.bat
 at every step.</span></p>
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<div id="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> users <<a href="mailto:users-bounces@buildbot.net" target="_blank">users-bounces@buildbot.net</a>> on behalf of Greg Bullock <<a href="mailto:greg@nwra.com" target="_blank">greg@nwra.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:users@buildbot.net" target="_blank">users@buildbot.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [<a href="mailto:users@bb.net" target="_blank">users@bb.net</a>] Question on passing state between steps</font>
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<p>I faced a similar problem.  To work around it, I have a batch file (see below) to run consecutively all the steps that need to share the environment.</p>
<p>It's not perfect.  In particular, I've had trouble getting useful stdout/stderr logs and error code back to the builder when one of the steps fails. 
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<p>I'd appreciate your sharing back any improvements you make on this.</p>
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<p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">echo off<br>
setlocal<br>
<br>
set THREAD_CFG=%~1<br>
if /i "%~1"=="" set THREAD_CFG=single<br>
set LIB_LINKING=%~2<br>
if /i "%~2"=="" set LIB_LINKING=shared<br>
set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%~3<br>
if /i "%~3"=="" set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release<br>
set PROJ_FOLDER=%~4<br>
if /i "%~4"=="" set PROJ_FOLDER=Main_Project<br>
<br>
:: For the log, show the command line we're about to run<br>
set a_cmd=cd ..\build_out<br>
echo %a_cmd%<br>
%a_cmd%<br>
<br>
:: For the log, show the command line we're about to run<br>
set a_cmd=set path=C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin;G:\TDM-GCC-64\bin;%path%<br>
:: set a_cmd=set path=C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin;%path%<br>
echo %a_cmd%<br>
%a_cmd%<br>
<br>
echo %path%<br>
:: set path=G:\TDM-GCC-64\bin;%path%   -- The TDM builds cause a runtime error. Disable for now.<br>
:: set path=G:\mingw-w64\x86_64-5.4.0-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev0\mingw64\bin;%path%  -- Should not be necessary, as it's on the buildbot BuilderConfig PATH environment variable.<br>
<br>
:: For the log, show the command line we're about to run<br>
set a_cmd=cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_Threading="%THREAD_CFG%" -DLIB_LINKING="%LIB_LINKING%" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%" ..\build\Projects\cmake\%PROJ_FOLDER%<br>
echo %a_cmd%<br>
%a_cmd%<br>
<br>
:: For the log, show the command line we're about to run<br>
set a_cmd=mingw32-make<br>
echo %a_cmd%<br>
%a_cmd%<br>
<br>
endlocal<br>
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<div class="gmail-m_-2198448738731889876moz-cite-prefix">On 5/7/2019 1:22 PM, Trung Tran wrote:<br>
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<div>I current doing a simple build steps that include <br>
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<div>"Setup enviroments" (running vcvarsall.bat")</div>
<div>"Run Cmake"</div>
<div>"Run MsBuild"</div>
<div>I notice that all steps are not sharing any state between them. This is the issue for my setup environment steps because I need that for both sub sequence step.
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<div>What is the right way to do this?</div>
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